Welch David, Dirks Kim N, Shepherd Daniel, McBride David
School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Department of Psychology, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Noise Health. 2018 Sep-Oct;20(96):171-177. doi: 10.4103/nah.NAH_62_17.
The aim of the study was to determine whether those who are noise sensitive are more adversely affected by airport noise than those who are not noise sensitive.
One area was very close to Wellington International Airport and the other was distant from the airport and any other major sources of noise such as motorways and railways. Noise sensitivity was self-rated on a three-point scale as follows: non-noise sensitive, moderately noise sensitive, or highly noise sensitive. Statistical analysis consisted of analyses of variance using the domains of the WHOQOL score with the year, area (airport or the control), and noise sensitivity as covariates.
Noise-sensitive people were found to have a significantly poorer HRQOL than others when they lived near an airport, but not when they lived in the control area. The same effect was present at both of the time points investigated, suggesting that it is a general finding.
This finding is consistent with similar studies using the WHOQOL-BREF for investigating noise from road traffic, suggesting consistency in effect across transport noise sources.
本研究的目的是确定对噪音敏感的人群是否比不敏感的人群受到机场噪音的负面影响更大。
一个区域非常靠近惠灵顿国际机场，另一个区域远离机场以及其他任何主要噪音源，如高速公路和铁路。噪音敏感性通过以下三点量表进行自评：非噪音敏感、中度噪音敏感或高度噪音敏感。统计分析包括使用世界卫生组织生活质量量表（WHOQOL）得分的各个领域进行方差分析，将年份、区域（机场或对照区域）以及噪音敏感性作为协变量。
研究发现，对噪音敏感的人群住在机场附近时，其健康相关生活质量（HRQOL）显著低于其他人，但住在对照区域时并非如此。在两个调查时间点均出现了相同的效应，表明这是一个普遍的发现。
这一发现与使用世界卫生组织生活质量简表（WHOQOL-BREF）调查道路交通噪音的类似研究一致，表明在不同交通噪音源中效应具有一致性。
